Photos: THEATRE WEEK 2026 to Bring Discounted Tickets to DC Region

Theatre Washington announced Theatre Week 2026, a three-week celebration of the DC-area's theatre scene, running September 24 – October 11. The annual event offers residents and visitors $25, $45, and $65 tickets to more than 30 productions across the region. Tickets go on sale Wednesday, September 9 at theatreweek.org.

This year's Theatre Week lineup extends beyond the stage, with free performances in unexpected places, opportunities to connect with the region's theatre community, and programming designed to bring theatre directly to audiences across the DMV.

'Theatre Week is an invitation to experience the incredible range of theatre happening across our region,' said Amy Austin, President & CEO of Theatre Washington. 'Whether you're a lifelong theatre lover or someone seeing a show for the very first time, there's a seat waiting for you. From performances in our theatres, to pop-ups in our airports, Metro stations and beyond, Theatre Week 2026 is about bringing people together, celebrating the artists and organizations who make this community so vibrant, and reminding everyone that theatre is thriving in our region.'

Theatre Week Highlights

Theatre Week Takes Flight - Pop-Up Performances at Dulles International Airport and Ronald Reagan Washington National Airport in partnership with Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority (MWAA) - Thursday, September 24

Washington Nationals Theatre Week Industry Night - Theatre professionals can come together for a special industry night on Friday, September 25. Tickets will be available exclusively to theatre industry members.

Make A Scene - Theatre Week Concert at The Wharf - A free outdoor concert Theatre Week concert on the Floating Stage by Transit Pier - Tuesday, September 29 with happy hour activities at 6pm and the concert at 7pm.

Metro Pop-Up Performance - A special pop-up performance at WMATA Eastern Market Metro Station in partnership with WMATA Art in Transit. Date to be announced soon.

Bucket Brigades for the Taking Care Fund - Participating theaters will be collecting donations for the Taking Care Fund following each curtain call between Thursday, October 1 through Sunday, October 4.

Advocacy Day - The theatre community will come together on Monday, October 5 at Studio Theatre for a full day focused on advocacy, policy, and the future of the region's theatre industry. The day will feature advocacy training with Will Gartshore, Senior Director of Policy and Government Affairs at World Wildlife Fund and a three-time Helen Hayes Award recipient; a panel conversation and Q&A with elected officials representing DC, Virginia, and Maryland; and a keynote address. The day will end with a live taping of City Cast DC's 'The State of DC-Area Theatre,' bringing together industry leaders and voices to examine the current state of the DC theatre industry, the challenges and opportunities facing the field, and what comes next.

Theatre Week 2026 partners include Premier Cultural Partner Metropolitan Washington Airports Authority, TodayTix, Giant Food, Destination DC, Events DC, The Quincy, an Ascend Collection Hotel, and Restaurant Association of Metropolitan Washington.

2026 Participating Theaters & Shows

1st Stage - Betrayal

Adventure Theatre MTC - Beatrice Likes the Dark

Arena Stage - The Fruits of Our Labor by Step Afrika!

Best Medicine Rep - Stonewall's Bust

Compass Rose Theater - You're a Good Man, Charlie Brown

Creative Cauldron Stage - Monsters of the Villa Diodati

ExPats Theatre - Coming to America

Ford's Theatre - Come From Away

Folger Theatre - Measure for Measure

GALA Hispanic Theatre - Garbo: El artista que salvó al mundo (Garbo: The Artist Who Saved The World)

Imagination Stage - Chicka Chicka Boom Boom: The Musical

In Series - The Makado

Mosaic Theatre - Somewhere Over The Border

NextStop Theater - The Second Best School Shooting

Olney Theatre Center - Some Like it Hot

Round House Theatre - Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (co-production with Olney Theatre Center)

Shakespeare Theater Company - Frida... A Self Portrait

Shakespeare Theater Company - The Score

Signature Theatre - Merrily We Roll Along

Spooky Action - Hakawatis: Women of the Arabian Nights

Studio Theatre - Wish You Were Here

Theatre J - The Flying Lovers of Vitebsk

Theatre Prometheus - Where Dead Women Go to Dance by Stephen Spotswood

The Keegan Theatre - Hundred Days

Voices Festival Productions - Woody Sez

Washington Improv Theater - Stumped

Washington Stage Guild - The Legend of Sleepy Hollow

Woolly Mammoth Theatre Company - Venus

Workhouse Arts Center - Bat Boy: The Musical

For the latest updates and a full list of productions, visit theatreweek.org.

About Theatre Week

Theatre Week is an annual celebration of the DC-area theatre industry, offering $25–$65 tickets to dozens of productions, plus free events designed to introduce audiences to the depth and variety of theatre in the region.

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